Flexible Schedule, please contact us for course arrangement.
Course can be conducted in English and/or Chinese, depending on class structure.
Fully Online Course, students interested in Sustainability all over the world is welcome.
 
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Coffee Sustainability Program participants come from various backgrounds in the coffee industry and tend to be full-time professionals who wish to 1.) incorporate more sustainability principles or projects into their work, and/or 2.) transition into a more sustainability-focused job role in the coffee industry.
 
In this course, learners will develop their understanding of the C market and coffee prices (and the role these play in sustainability initiatives), examine factors that influence costs of production and farm profitability, and discuss strategies for implementing more sustainable economic approaches like alternative trade models and living income.
 
During this course, students will learn:
1. REVIEW OF KEY CONCEPTS—COFFEE ECONOMICS
2. PRICE
3. COSTS OF PRODUCTION AND FARM PROFITABILITY
4. VALUE
5. ECONOMICS AND THE SOCIAL PILLAR
6. ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES
7. BUILDING THE BUSINESS CASE
 
In order to obtain the Foundation certificate, students must pass the online written test offered by SCA with at least 70% score.
 
*SCA Administrative fee included
**SCA Course Enrolment fee NOT included (US$50 to be paid to SCA by student directly, price is subject to change by SCA. Details will be explained by our tutors during lecture)
*SCA行政費用已包括在內
**SCA課程註冊費用需由學生支付（由學生直接向SCA支付50美元，課程註冊費用因SCA政策可能隨時有所轉變。我們的導師會於上課時清楚交代申領證書事宜。）